Definitions for actress
ˈæk trɪsac·tress

Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. actressnoun

   a female actor

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1. actressnoun

   A female doer or "actor" (in a general sense).

2. actressnoun

   A female actor on the stage or in films.

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Actressnoun

   a female actor or doer

   Etymology: [Cf. F. actrice.]

2. Actressnoun

   a female stageplayer; a woman who acts a part

   Etymology: [Cf. F. actrice.]

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1. actress

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1. • Actor

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'actress' in Nouns Frequency: #2541

Anagrams for actress »

1. casters

2. recasts

How to pronounce actress?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of actress in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of actress in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of actress in a Sentence

1. Charis Michelsen:

   Also attending Saturday’s festivities were Ali MacGraw`s son, filmmaker Josh Evans, and his wife, actress Charis Michelsen-Evans. “I got teary-eyed,” Charis says about touring the sanctuary. “To see all the animals so happy, well, it just touches my heart.” (Interview at Best Friends animal sanctuary) [2008]

2. Charlotte Rampling:

   Maybe this time, no black actor or actress deserved to make it to the final selection, why should we always categorize people? I think nowadays we are living in easily offended societies. There will always be someone who's too beautiful, too black or not white enough.

3. Peter Dinklage:

   There’s a lot of hypocrisy going on, literally no offense to anyone, but I was a little taken aback when they were very proud to cast a Latina actress as Snow White. But you’re still telling the story of ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.’ Take a step back and look at what you’re doing there. It makes no sense to me.

4. Jason Alexander:

   The actress (Heidi Swedberg) is this wonderful girl, and … I love her! i couldn’t figure out how to play off of her. Her instincts for doing a scene — where the comedy was — and mine were always misfiring.

5. Eva Longoria:

   When I began the TV show, I was very new to the business and industry as a whole, felicity was the first one to take me under Actress Felicity Huffman wing. From the first table read of the script, Actress Felicity Huffman noticed me sitting alone, scared and unsure of where to go and what to do. Actress Felicity Huffman gentle character and kind heart immediately opened up to me.

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